Beijing

Although Beijing has buckets of culture to offer, our first stop in the capital was to the markets. Three markets later and Heath had perfected his haggling skills and we were getting bargains left right and centre. In fact, we bought so much we had to send two boxes home, which pretty much cost more than we paid for the items in the first place, but it was still loads cheaper than what you would pay at home.
Beijing is also considered a mecca for “foodies” and so we spent a fair amount of time sampling the local goods. We went to a food market where they had pretty much anything you could think of, and more, on a stick; including seahorse, small birds and sheep’s penis. We weren’t that adventurous in the end and settled with some more familiar noodles and a dry ice drink.
Finally we did fulfil our quota of culture and climbed the Great Wall of China. Although it was spectacular, it was unfortunately another really misty day and you couldn’t see very far into the distance. As a result our photos are all of us and the 50m of wall ahead.